Quality Engineering Manager - Shared Software Development

At IKEA, we aim to make healthy and sustainable choices affordable and accessible for all. To make that happen, we need people with imagination. People who know that everyone has a right to feel at home. People who share our vision of a better everyday life. Together we’ll innovate the future of life at home through data, technology, retail and home furnishing know-how. We need future architects, down-to-earth data scientists, unboxed engineers, cyber guardians, common sense makers and more! Are you one of them?

Quality Engineering Manager is a technology and people focused role at the center of our digital transformation. Your assignment is to lead and organize a group of Quality Engineers within the Shared Software development organization, as well as leading cross topics and secure excellence in operations. You also using your seniority and experience in guiding our Engineers in hands on software test life cycle management,

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Contribute to our strategies and business plan
Succession planning and recruitment of quality engineering competence
Develop and secure the right competence level for each co-worker
Secure preconditions for efficient quality engineering process and deployment of plans and strategies
Secure deployment and efficient usage of aligned quality engineering working tools, methods and frameworks
As a Quality Engineering Manager you will lead:
Alignment of working quality methods, tools and frameworks across teams
Identify and bridge gaps in working methods and system solutions with a cross- functional perspective
Continuously improve processes to drive quality upstream and rely on automation to drive efficiency
Contribution to knowledge-based development.


This is a fulltime role (40 hours per week) based in Malmö, Sweden or Delft, Netherlands.

We want to understand the why! Tell us, as part of your application, why you think you would be a good fit for this role. Applications without a motivation letter will not be taken into consideration. 23rd September 2022 is the closing date to apply for this role.

Please note that internal candidates will be taken into consideration first. 

About IKEA  

At IKEA, we do things a little different. We think, differently. Act, differently. And work differently as well. We like to break things. Like rules. And then make things. Like music-playing lamps. And beds disguised as sofas. Even plantballs that help us look after our planet. It’s all part of our vision - to create a better everyday life for the many. And it’s been keeping our co-workers going for over 75 years. By 2030, we hope to help millions more look forward to going home. Maybe you can help us.

Creating long term success for IKEA, together (Business Transformation)  
We want to become an even more affordable, sustainable and accessible home furnishing retailer in an omni-channel reality. We bring business and data & technology together to improve how we work and meet customers, and enable us to focus on creating value. So we can continuously improve and scale IKEA, together with our partners and the many people.  

IKEA Shared Data & Technology builds up, delivers, serves and supports shared data and technology for the IKEA value chain. Together we build a digital foundation to enable our core business partners and franchisees to work more efficiently and create a rewarding customer experience in an omnichannel world. 

At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant. 

Another thing fuelling our success is our values-based culture. While we are unique individuals with endless differences, something we share is our commitment to lead by example, work together, find better ways and to get things done. We believe in life-long learning, where we all play a part in helping each other (and our business) grow.  

Read more about us at https://about.ikea.com  

For data, tech and digital roles, read more at ikea.com/tastethefuture